Ordered a 2019 E450 Today
08-04-2018, 10:27 PM
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My ship arrives in Long Beach on Monday with my E Coupe.. but I’m sure I’ll be waiting some weeks to take delivery... for now I’m patient but around Labor Day I just might go to the VPC center and kidnap it myself. lol
08-04-2018, 10:30 PM
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yeah that’s mostly because of the Electrical system and how it’s wired and until the GLC facelift is similar to the C class next year the 2019 GLC doesn’t have the new system.
My ship arrives Monday to Long Beach with my E Coupe.. but I’m sure I’ll be waiting some weeks to take deliver... for now I’m patient but around Labor Day I just might go to the VPC center and kidnap it myself. lol
08-04-2018, 10:34 PM
#128
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EXACTLY! In the past car orders have been P1 Priority so from the day the ship came I had the car 2 days later. It was pretty fast.. but I’m not going to think about it too much.. if their sales are low and the system was glitched for a week or so.. in reality that only puts MB behind a few weeks.. so a late August-mid Sept release is still possible. I think they don’t want to commit to an early date and disappoint people when it’s not ready.
08-04-2018, 10:38 PM
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EXACTLY! In the past car orders have been P1 Priority so from the day the ship came I had the car 2 days later. It was pretty fast.. but I’m not going to think about it too much.. if their sales are low and the system was glitched for a week or so.. in reality that only puts MB behind a few weeks.. so a late August-mid Sept release is still possible. I think they don’t want to commit to an early date and disappoint people when it’s not ready.
08-04-2018, 10:44 PM
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Yeah it’s very odd But I talked to my guy yesterday and he said it will be a little delay but he doesn’t think it will be in Oct... he feels end of August to mid Sept... he said when they send out a email it will be in the spur of the moment cuz the top guys at MBUSA will send out email and that’s when all VPC cars will be released. There are multiple shipments coming in weekly at all the different VPC centers to fill all the dealers in the US... just like you said your dealer has 100 cars.. but other dealers have a good amount too.. the VPC can only hold so many cars for a huge region.. at some point they will be forced to move them to the dealers.
08-04-2018, 10:49 PM
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Yeah it’s very odd But I talked to my guy yesterday and he said it will be a little delay but he doesn’t think it will be in Oct... he feels end of August to mid Sept... he said when they send out a email it will be in the spur of the moment cuz the top guys at MBUSA will send out email and that’s when all VPC cars will be released. There are multiple shipments coming in weekly at all the different VPC centers to fill all the dealers in the US... just like you said your dealer has 100 cars.. but other dealers have a good amount too.. the VPC can only hold so many cars for a huge region.. at some point they will be forced to move them to the dealers.
08-05-2018, 09:25 PM
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My salesman has told me this multiple times and has never once made any kind of promise on a delivery date, short of “you’re the first one I’ll call when I get a delivery notice”
08-05-2018, 09:25 PM
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2019's will be delivered in August.
08-05-2018, 09:31 PM
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08-05-2018, 10:43 PM
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08-06-2018, 12:16 PM
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If all that delay is true, Mercedes' sales press releases are going to bleed red for the next 2 months. I can't believe they'd wait until Oct to release the 2019s when their sales are tanking. Really smart.
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08-06-2018, 12:30 PM
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Jaguar is already delivering 2019 cars and they're build tool on their website has already changed over to 2019 as well. I could see a delay with the E450 since it's a new'ish engine (though it's just a retuned E400 enginer with more ponies), but the E300 is virtually unchanged from 2018, so why it would be held up makes sense I suppose only to Mercedes management.
08-06-2018, 01:32 PM
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I put in an order with my dealer in April for the E450 coupe this year after we found out I couldn't get the 2018 E400 coupe that I ordered in January, 2018. They couldn't get the digital instrument dash, so I couldn't get the P3 option package with all the driver assist goodies. Dealer said let's change it to the 2019 E450 (that engine and the new steering wheel!), I'd just have to wait longer to get what I want. My order says "Decade planned: 18/07-2" and "Est. Prod. Date: 2018/08/3D", so it looks like it will be produced the third week in August...less than 1 month to go! Of course who knows when the 2019s will be released and shipped. I'm hoping for an October delivery.
I ordered:
Lunatic Blue Metallic (sorry, I mean Lunar)
Macchiato Beige/Yacht Blue leather
Light brown Sen Wood dash/console
Premium Package, Exterior Light Package, AMG Line Package, Energizing Comfort Package, Parking Assistance Package, Driver Assistance Package, Chrome door handles, LED logo projector, Multicontour Front seats w/massage, Heated and Ventilated Front seats, Heads-Up display, 12.3" Digital instrument cluster, Power rear window sunshade, Burmester Surround Sound (the $550 model), Soft-Close doors, 19' AMG Twin 5-spoke wheels with high-perf summer tires.
I live in the hottest spot in Arizona, so some of those options reflect that. I wanted the upgraded sound deadening package, but that is only available in the 4 door, not the coupe. Now it's a waiting game Rbrylaw, but mine has been going on since January! My wife says I'm crazy, delayed gratification taken to extremes! But I want what I wants, especially if I'm looking at a car with MSRP of $76,580.
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I ordered:
Lunatic Blue Metallic (sorry, I mean Lunar)
Macchiato Beige/Yacht Blue leather
Light brown Sen Wood dash/console
Premium Package, Exterior Light Package, AMG Line Package, Energizing Comfort Package, Parking Assistance Package, Driver Assistance Package, Chrome door handles, LED logo projector, Multicontour Front seats w/massage, Heated and Ventilated Front seats, Heads-Up display, 12.3" Digital instrument cluster, Power rear window sunshade, Burmester Surround Sound (the $550 model), Soft-Close doors, 19' AMG Twin 5-spoke wheels with high-perf summer tires.
I live in the hottest spot in Arizona, so some of those options reflect that. I wanted the upgraded sound deadening package, but that is only available in the 4 door, not the coupe. Now it's a waiting game Rbrylaw, but mine has been going on since January! My wife says I'm crazy, delayed gratification taken to extremes! But I want what I wants, especially if I'm looking at a car with MSRP of $76,580.
Steve
He also said, as we've been discussing, they have very little inventory on site. I'm just hoping MB decides to release the 2019's earlier than October 1 so the dealers have something to sell...and I have something shiny to drive!
08-06-2018, 01:51 PM
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I love to know who screwed up at MB? Have they not known for a VERY long time that thrrr was an engine change that would need certification? They wait until NOW to try to get it? Why wasn’t the engine submitted MONTHS ago so they wouldn’t miss their dates?
08-06-2018, 01:57 PM
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Not sure anyone screwed up. Even when the GLC launched in the US with the very same engine as the C300, the GLC was held up for engine certification for a couple months. Our GLC sat at the VPC for like 2 months before it was released to our dealer.
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08-06-2018, 02:39 PM
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Each engine and vehicle combination must be specifically certified. Changing a model even slightly can require a lengthy recertification process by either the EPA or the NHTSA. I can't think of the last time a car model did not change in some detail from year to year.
08-06-2018, 04:29 PM
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Jaguar is already delivering 2019 cars and they're build tool on their website has already changed over to 2019 as well. I could see a delay with the E450 since it's a new'ish engine (though it's just a retuned E400 enginer with more ponies), but the E300 is virtually unchanged from 2018, so why it would be held up makes sense I suppose only to Mercedes management.
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08-06-2018, 04:37 PM
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08-06-2018, 05:04 PM
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08-07-2018, 07:43 AM
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08-07-2018, 07:51 AM
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